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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1904

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Wool Sales

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 2

Yesterday 9,125 bales of wool were sold. Bidding was spirited…

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Local Wheat Market

Western Champion · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 10

A pleasing feature of the week has been a sharp advance in the price of wheat which now stands locally at 2s 81/2d per bushel for f.a.q. samples…

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Farmer's and Settler's

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 15 January 1904 · page 3

A meeting of a Eugowra branch of the Farmer's and Settler's Association was held in the School of Arts on Saturday last. There were present:—Messrs…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Selecting Seed Wheat

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 16 January 1904 · page 1

[?]S a rule in a general way, farmers do not give sufficient attention to the matter of securing the very best [?] wheat, con[?]quently…

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Export of Wheat

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 4

The Tauna and the four masted barque Queen Margaret left yesterday with 30,069 tags of wheat…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 4

Seven thousand eight hundred and ninety-five bales of wool were offered in Sydney yesterday. There was a slight fall in prices…

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Wool Reports

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 2

At auction on Monday Harrison, Jones and Devlin submitted an attractive catalogue of 4025 bales, embracing some really superior lines which were keenly…

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The Wheat Market. Farmers' Complaints of Low Prices

Western Champion · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 15

A leading Sydney miller writes:—"I notice in your commercial column you are always upholding the interests of farmers in their endeavours to…

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What Dairy Cow Pays Best

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1904 · page 4

A leading article in the "Scottish Farmers" of October 17 deals with this subject. It points out that the Canadian Department of Agriculture…

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The Wool Sales Slightly Weakened Market

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

At the Sydney wool sales yesterday 7788 bal[?] were catalogued. The market closed somewhat weaker…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Feed for the Dry Season

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 23 January 1904 · page 2

[?] hot weather and dry period which usually prevails during [?] midsummer and early autumn is usually very trying and critical…

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The Wheat Crop What About the Surplus? Unusual Conditions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 3

For some weeks past the all-absorbing topic in trading circles (says the "Telegraph") has been the season's what yield, the unprecedented conditions respecting the state…

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Wool and Produce

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 5

Wool.--Sales have progressed very satisfactorily during the past week and an active demand has been met with at firm values for all good lines in dry…

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A Farmers Union

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1904 · page 4

In New Zealand the Farmers Union, a body of some 20,000 strong, has done much to bring the importance of the landed industries under the notice of…

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Wheat

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 3
Also in The Peak Hill Express

A great deal of wheat has changed hands during the last few days. Mr. Mi[?]ell secured 2000 bags. The price has been falling consistently…

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Wheat Sydney, Thursday, 8 P.M.

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

During tho past week 147,000 bags of wheat have been received at Darling Harbour compared to 150 bags for corresponding period of last year…

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Wool Sales. Sydney, Thursday, 8 P.M.

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

At the Wool Sales yesterday greasy reached 11½d; scoured 25d, the latter being the highest price realized for five years. The bidding was brisk and…

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Farmers' and Setters' Association

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 29 January 1904 · page 2

On Saturday week next a meeting of the above Association is to be held. In the past this Society has, by no means, been accorded the support that…

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